Hyderabad: Younger go-kart racer Aarav Sureka has been making heads flip together with his scintillating performances within the motorsport circuit. The rising motorsport star, who’s mentored by eight-time nationwide champion Rayomand Banajee and races for Rayo Racing, just lately completed fifth within the Spherical 5 of the Rotax Max Problem racing occasion. He additionally trains beneath Polo Cup champion Saurav Bandyopadhyay.
Aarav’s breakthrough efficiency within the go-kart scene isn’t a flash within the pan. The eight-year-old younger racer has steadily risen within the ranks after ending fourth within the pre-finals in Spherical 4 of the identical competitors in Bengaluru earlier than a terrific race in Spherical 5 stamped his authority.
The Spherical 5, raced on the Madras Worldwide Karting Area (MIKA), noticed Aarav beginning within the final place in Warmth 2 as a consequence of a penalty acquired within the earlier race. Nevertheless, that didn’t deter him because the younger racer scorched the tracks and completed 13 positions larger than the place he began, displaying large racing information.
Rayomand Banajee, who mentors and coaches Aarav, wasn’t shocked together with his ward’s efficiency as he all the time believed in Aarav’s expertise and racing talents. Aarav, who has been with Rayo Racing for the reason that age of six, has proven the spark and is a fast learner, in keeping with Banajee. “At a really early age he had the spark, and was a really fast learner. He’s all the time able to put within the onerous work and do the soiled boring issues which different children would try to keep away from,” Banajee advised Hans India in an interplay.
Banjee added that Aarav’s coaching routine helps him in his information and builds his endurance ranges. “Aarav trains thrice per week for six hours on the native monitor in Mumbai on a four-stroke kart, which helps him construct his race craft and endurance,” Banajee added.
The mentor added that whereas Aarav has an aggressive nature on the monitor, he has received an extended technique to go together with respect to pushing himself in the course of the race. “He enjoys pace, and has an aggressive nature on monitor. He appears calm and reserved off monitor, however on monitor he’s utterly completely different. He additionally places within the required time and onerous work in coaching, which at this age could be very commendable. His aggressive nature, being his power, however is his weak point additionally, as he must be taught when to push, and the right way to push with out the strains going far and wide. Adaptability to new tracks and new racing strains are additionally an element, which he’ll be taught by driving at completely different circuits over time,” Banajee added.
Aarav places within the onerous yards by coaching to develop his endurance and in addition by finding out dashboard movies and analysing his race knowledge. By his admission, Aarav’s long-term purpose is to change into a System One driver and within the short-term, he has set his sights on successful the Rotax Karting Champion. “Motorsports is a really difficult sport bodily, so I’m coaching onerous to develop higher physique power, neck coaching and most significantly – endurance. For my race craft, I’m studying from my coaches who put in plenty of time with me, finding out dashboard movies and analysing knowledge on how I can enhance my pace. I’m assured that by subsequent season I’ll be difficult the highest drivers and be a real championship contender,” Aarav confessed.
Banajee added that Aarav is properly in line to change into a champion on the Asian degree and may set his sights on System racing in a number of years down the road. “We’re giving him a platform to construct his profession in motorsport. The rapid purpose for all of us is to present him the required expertise and coaching and make him prepared not just for India, but additionally on the Asia Championship over the following two years. Aarav has his age to his benefit, and may actually be a F1 contender by the point he turns 15,” Banajee concluded.
